The Ala Kol (or Ala Kul) lake trek in Kyrgyzstan changed my life forever and I will explain how.
Yeah, I loved hiking and trekking (and did many..) even before, but I always had this ambivalent feeling of “I like it but also hate it at the same time..” (like many of us I guess).
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan in the north, Uzbekistan in the west, Tajikistan in the south, and China in the east. Kyrgyzstan has a super cold winters and hot summers, the country is famous for its amazing mountains, vast rivers, beautiful lakes and the breathtaking nature hikes all over the county.
I can personally say that Kyrgyzstan is one of my favorite countries in the world that I did not even expect to like so much before coming there, it is such an underrated country that you are not expecting to see all of that beauty.